Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting in User Submitted Posts Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-119162

7.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
User Submitted Posts – Enable Users To Submit Posts From The Front End
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 October 2026

What is CVE-2026-119162?

The User Submitted Posts plugin for WordPress is susceptible to a stored DOM-based cross-site scripting vulnerability due to inadequate sanitization of user input and insufficient output escaping in the 'user-submitted-content' parameter. This flaw enables unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages. Although submitted posts typically require admin approval and are held in a Pending state, activating the plugin's 'publish immediately' feature bypasses this moderation step, allowing injected scripts to execute immediately when a user accesses the affected page.

Affected Version(s)

User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End 0 <= 20260916

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-submitted...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-submitted...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

UKO
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